Straight Chilling

In Barnaby Clay's new film, The Seeding, a man finds himself trapped in a desert canyon with a strange woman living off grid who is being held captive by sadisitc figures.  On this special episode... The crew sits down with writer, director, editor Barnaby Clay for a spoiler free discussion about the inspirations for his new film, what draws him to the desert and what horrors you can look forward too seeing in, The Seeding (2024).   Connect with us: Support us on Patreon Website Facebook Instagram Twitter YouTube Shop

When the unburied dead return to life and seek human victims, seven refugees shelter in a house in the Pennsylvanian countryside. On this week’s episode… Join the crew as we discuss remaking a classic, Tony Todd’s first horror movie, and Tom Savini’s only directorial credit to date, Night of the Living Dead (1990).   Show Notes: Housekeeping (2:40) Back of the Box/Recommendations (8:46) Spoiler Warning/Full Review (14:04) Rotten Tomatoes (67:48) Trivia (74:20) Cooter of the Week (81:45) What We’ve Been Watching (88:36)   Connect with us: Support us on Patreon Website Facebook Instagram Twitter YouTube Shop

The incredible tale of the fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter, a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist, Dr. Godwin Baxter. On this week’s episode… Join the crew as we discuss Emma Stone and Mark Ruffalo in Yorgos Lanthimos’ sexually charged Frankenstein story, Poor Things (2023).   Show Notes: Housekeeping (5:15) Back of the Box/Recommendations (9:17) Spoiler Warning/Full Review (13:08) Rotten Tomatoes (64:38) Trivia (74:55) Cooter of the Week (81:20) What We’ve Been Watching (89:08) Hotline Scream: (104:02)   Connect with us: Support us on Patreon Website Facebook Instagram Twitter YouTube Shop

A psychotic craftsman pits two rival Kung-Fu masters against each other while designing special lanterns from a disturbing source. On this week’s episode… Join the crew as we discuss the Shaw Brothers, martial arts, and the Hong Kong horror movie, Human Lanterns (1982).    Show Notes: Housekeeping (4:25) Back of the Box/Recommendations (8:55) Spoiler Warning/Full Review (14:22) Rotten Tomatoes (73:38) Trivia (75:52) Cooter of the Week (80:28) What We’ve Been Watching (90:00)   Connect with us: Support us on Patreon Website Facebook Instagram Twitter YouTube Shop

In a remote village two brothers find a possessed man who is about to give birth to evil itself. They decide to get rid of the body only to accidentally further spread chaos. On this week’s episode… Join the crew as we discuss non Catholic exorcists, animals run amok, and Demian Rugna’s possession film, When Evil Lurks (2023).   Show Notes: Housekeeping (3:50) Back of the Box/Recommendations (11:16) Spoiler Warning/Full Review (15:55) Rotten Tomatoes (74:30) Cooter of the Week (82:18) What We’ve Been Watching (90:35) Hotline Scream: (114:34)   Connect with us: Support us on Patreon Website Facebook Instagram Twitter YouTube Shop

Join the crew as we discuss our top 10 horror movies of 2023, air our grievances with a bottom 3 of 2023, and reflect upon some filmmaking trends we noticed in horror this year.    Show Notes: Housekeeping (3:02) Top 10 of 2023 (7:10) Worst of 2023 (77:00) Honorable Mentions (100:42) Horror Trends of 2023 (122:45) 2023 Recap (149:00) 2024 Horror Releases (162:45)   Connect with us: Support us on Patreon Website Facebook Instagram Twitter YouTube Shop

What starts as a simple yule log feed devolves into a surrealist nightmare. A couples’ romantic, cabin getaway is double booked and interrupted by a group of podcasters investigating the strange goings on in the area. On this week’s episode… Join the crew as we discuss generational trauma, pimento cheese, and the genre defying film, Adult Swim Yule Log (2022).    Show Notes: Housekeeping (3:50) Back of the Box/Recommendations (11:30) Spoiler Warning/Full Review (16:32) Rotten Tomatoes (79:00) Cooter of the Week (84:05) What We’ve Been Watching (95:20)   Connect with us: Support us on Patreon Website Facebook Instagram Twitter YouTube Shop

Two detectives track a serial killer that uses the 7 deadly sins as inspiration for his murders.  On this week’s episode… Join the crew as we discuss Morgan Freeman, Brad Pitt and the unyielding obsession with the serial killer’s mind in, Se7en (1995).   Show Notes: Housekeeping (3:31) Back of the Box/Recommendations (12:48) Spoiler Warning/Full Review (16:00) Rotten Tomatoes (78:21) Trivia (86:23) Cooter of the Week (95:13) What We’ve Been Watching (100:50) Hotline Screams (109:34)   Connect with us: Support us on Patreon Website Facebook Instagram Twitter YouTube Shop

Post war Japan is at its lowest point when a new crisis emerges in the form of a giant monster baptized in the horrific power of the atomic bomb. On this week’s episode… Join the crew as we discuss the legacy of Godzilla, the lasting effects of war and the latest from Toho, Godzilla Minus One (2023).   Show Notes: Housekeeping (4:20) Back of the Box/Recommendations (12:07) Spoiler Warning/Full Review (15:22) Rotten Tomatoes (80:23) Trivia (89:42) Cooter of the Week (98:24) What We’ve Been Watching (102:28)   Connect with us: Support us on Patreon Website Facebook Instagram Twitter YouTube Shop

A freak storm unleashes a species of bloodthirsty creatures on a small town where a group of citizens hole up in a supermarket and fight for their lives. On this week’s episode… Join the crew as we discuss Stephen King, Tom Jane and Frank Darabont’s ever so uplifting film, The Mist (2007).   Show Notes: Housekeeping (4:45) Back of the Box/Recommendations (10:52) Spoiler Warning/Full Review (16:35) Rotten Tomatoes (80:54) Trivia (90:02) Cooter of the Week (95:06) What We’ve Been Watching (101:50) Hotline Screams (112:55)   Connect with us: Support us on Patreon Website Facebook Instagram Twitter YouTube Shop

After a black Friday riot ends in tragedy, a mysterious Thanksgiving inspired killer starts terrorizing Plymouth, Massachusetts, the birthplace of the holiday. On this week’s episode… Join the crew as we discuss grindhouse slashers, Patrick Dempsey, and Eli Roth’s latest holiday horror film, Thanksgiving (2023).   Show Notes: Housekeeping (2:58) Back of the Box/Recommendations (7:15) Spoiler Warning/Full Review (10:55) Rotten Tomatoes (60:46) Trivia (66:46) Cooter of the Week (70:28) What We’ve Been Watching (76:05) Hotline Screams (85:33)   Connect with us: Support us on Patreon Website Facebook Instagram Twitter YouTube Shop

Two adults and a juvenile break into a house attempting to rob their landlords. They soon realize the real trick will be breaking back out. On this week’s episode… Join the crew as we discuss slumlords, leather daddies, and Wes Craven’s extremely entertaining, The People Under the Stairs (1991).    Show Notes: Housekeeping (2:55) Back of the Box/Recommendations (6:51) Spoiler Warning/Full Review (11:30) Rotten Tomatoes (66:24) Trivia (71:40) Cooter of the Week (77:38) What We’ve Been Watching (86:25) Hotline Screams (99:14)   Connect with us: Support us on Patreon Website Facebook Instagram Twitter YouTube Shop

A group of scientists band together to save the world from mutated tomatoes. On this week’s episode… Join the crew as we discuss endless governmental red tape, murderous fruits, and the sci-fi spoof, Attack of the Killer Tomatoes (1978).   Show Notes: Housekeeping (3:45) Back of the Box/Recommendations (9:06) Spoiler Warning/Full Review (14:36) Rotten Tomatoes (70:40) Trivia (78:33) Cooter of the Week (84:35) What We’ve Been Watching (89:47)   Connect with us: Support us on Patreon Website Facebook Instagram Twitter YouTube Shop

When Nicole met David, he was everything. It seemed perfect, but soon she sees that David has a darker side. His adoration turns to obsession, their dreams turn into nightmares, and her love turns into fear. On this week’s episode… Join the crew as we discuss Mark Wahlberg’s whisper, daddy kinks, and 90’s white boy rage in James Foley’s, Fear (1996).    Show Notes: Housekeeping (3:38) Back of the Box/Recommendations (10:08) Spoiler Warning/Full Review (16:52) Rotten Tomatoes (76:15) Trivia (85:58) Cooter of the Week (90:40) What We’ve Been Watching (98:08) Hotline Screams (110:45)   Connect with us: Support us on Patreon Website Facebook Instagram Twitter YouTube Shop

We’re celebrating Halloween with another triple feature! This year we take a look at three Tim Burton films all centered around creatures that shouldn’t be alive…  On this week’s episode… Join the crew as we discuss the Headless Horseman in Sleepy Hollow, re-animated dogs in Frankenweenie and Johnny Depp ‘s goth phase in Edward Scissorhands!    Show Notes: Housekeeping (3:20) Back of the Box/Recommendations (12:00) Spoiler Warning/Full Review (16:50) Rotten Tomatoes (53:45) Trivia (58:37) Back of the Box/Recommendations (64:18) Spoiler Warning/Full Review (69:34) Rotten Tomatoes (108:30) Back of the Box/Recommendations (114:25) Spoiler Warning/Full Review (117:20) Rotten Tomatoes (169:10) Trivia (175:50) Cooter of the Week (187:15)   Connect with us: Support us on Patreon Website Facebook Instagram Twitter YouTube Shop

The Straight Chilling Crew dive deep into the pool of Halloween TV specials with a triple feature of animated classics! On this week’s episode… Join the crew as we discuss The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1949), It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (1966) and Bugs Bunny’s Howl-oween Special (1977).    Show Notes: Housekeeping (3:23) The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (17:45) It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (46:18) Bugs Bunny’s Howl-Oween Special (77:23) What We’ve Been Watching (103:04) Hotline Scream (123:38)   Connect with us: Support us on Patreon Website Facebook Instagram Twitter YouTube Shop

When two girls disappear in the woods and return three days later with no memory of what happened, one father seeks the guidance of Chris MacNeil who experienced something similar 50 years prior. On this week’s episode… Join the crew as we discuss unecessary sequels, why voodoo is the only reliable religion, and the latest from David Gordon Green, The Exorcist: Believer (2023).   Show Notes: Housekeeping (3:00) Back of the Box/Recommendations (16:00) Spoiler Warning/Full Review (20:22) Rotten Tomatoes (83:20) Trivia (91:34) Cooter of the Week (95:30) Hotline Scream (99:33)   Connect with us: Support us on Patreon Website Facebook Instagram Twitter YouTube Shop

A sick and desperate John Kramer travels to Mexico for an experimental medical procedure in the hopes for a miracle cure. Once he arrives he finds out the whole thing is a scam. On this week’s episode… Join the crew as we discuss franchises that don’t know when to stop, what happens when you try to “elevate” a Saw movie, and the ever so righteous Jigsaw killer in, Saw X (2023).   Show Notes: Housekeeping (2:56) Back of the Box/Recommendations (13:57) Spoiler Warning/Full Review (18:00) Rotten Tomatoes (72:52) Cooter of the Week (82:54) What We’ve Been Watching (88:36) Hotline Scream (99:56)   Connect with us: Support us on Patreon Website Facebook Instagram Twitter YouTube Shop

Two strangers awaken in a bathroom and neither can recollect how they got there. They soon realize they’re pawns in a deadly game orchestrated by a serial killer. On this week’s episode… Join the crew as we discuss ambiguous morality, slasher evolutions and pig masks in James Wan’s iconic horror film, Saw (2004).   Show Notes: Housekeeping (3:20) Back of the Box/Recommendations (12:16) Spoiler Warning/Full Review (17:42) Rotten Tomatoes (80:25) Cooter of the Week (85:57) What We’ve Been Watching (91:18) Hotline Scream (109:38)   Connect with us: Support us on Patreon Website Facebook Instagram Twitter YouTube Shop

The filming of Nosferatu is hampered by the fact that its star Max Schreck is taking the role of a vampire way more seriously than seems humanly possible. On this week’s episode… Join the crew as we discuss John Malkovich going to 11, Willem Dafoe as Nosferatu, and E. Elias Merhige’s under-seen, Shadow of the Vampire (2000).   Show Notes: Housekeeping (2:42) Back of the Box/Recommendations (12:50) Spoiler Warning/Full Review (19:32) Rotten Tomatoes (66:25) Trivia (71:16) Cooter of the Week (75:50) Hotline Scream (82:45)   Connect with us: Support us on Patreon Website Facebook Instagram Twitter YouTube Shop